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Author's Note: Here's a new chapter! Enjoy!
Summary: Her friends start to question Serena's well being. What will they plan to do? ..and whatever happened to Serena and Darien the night before? Read on and find out..
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Roommates, You and I
By Yamito-Hitori
Part 6: Re-enter, Rei and the gang!
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Birds chirped merrily, as they passed by the Itsuke II towers. The clouds were gone and they enjoyed their day with beautiful, clean skies. Sharing the warm air with other feathery friends, they goofed and fooled around and sang a melodious tune amongst each other with joyous chirps. One peculiar bird was a bit weary from playing and decided to rest on the roof of the towers. Oh, how they loved these sky-scraping buildings. It was one, of quite a few buildings, that reached up so high, that one would nearly fall backwards just by looking up to gaze at it from the ground. It was a gigantic monument of elegance. The way the sleek silver building seemed to reach out and touch the sky and the way the windows reflected the sun in the same manner that light shone on a diamond. The bird finally landed on the top and set itself on upon a spot. Suddenly, a noise caused it to launch itself back in the air.
A man in a blue uniform came out of the roof's exit door. It was a guard on duty, scanning the roof as one of his daily tasks before returning below to complete other things.
If the bird could glare, it surely would have done so with its dark brown eyes at the man who almost gave it a heart attack.
Disappointed, it flew back down with the notion of joining its friends. Though, with none of the other birds to be found when it got there, it flew in a circle instead and perched itself upon a random balcony. It hopped around, looking curiously at its new surroundings. As it got closer to the sliding doors, it flew away again at seeing its own reflection from the glass. My, my... this bird sure was jumpy. As it flew towards the direction of the sun (only to be later de-featherized by a United Airlines' jet engine), one --out of the abundant amount of sunrays-- shone down on that particular place that the bird had just flown away from. The light pierced through the glass and left a sun-drenched balcony. On the other side of this glass, two figures lay soundlessly napping and a television was left open as it broadcasted its daily eight o' clock morning news.
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[--Intermission from the Author--]
okay, if no one understood 'why' I started that paragraph it's because I wanted to have a way to bring up the name of the place they were living in. "Itsuke II towers". Remember, they're living in a condominium. Also to add a slight humor using the birdie. may it rest in peace. Please accept my deepest apologies if it offended anyone. (-_-")
[--Ended Intermission--]
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Meanwhile..
"She hasn't called me for days!" Fumed a storming Rei Hino as the girls, save one, chatted in a certain cook's house.
"Hmm..." Began a casual Mina. She pressed her finger up to the side of her chin, attempting to bring to mind on when she had last heard from her jovial friend. "Come to think of it, I don't quite remember when I had last talked to her either.." With that sentence, Mina and Rei both turned to their other companion --a blue-haired girl-- who had been quiet for sometime since they had started talking.
"Do you even have to ask me?" Amy stated. The two girls who had looked at her questioningly, both nodded in acknowledgment. It wasn't likely that Serena would have called Amy and not call the rest.
Though Amy was one of their good friends, It was quite rare for the 'supposedly re-incarnation of Einstein the genius' to have a long friendly chat on the phone, or to go out to the mall for hours looking at the latest trends that had recently come out.. Usually, the most common place you would ever find her at --besides when she went out with the girls-- was at a library.
Yes, a library.
This girl was not forced to do so, neither was she blackmailed, or even bribed. True, this girl went to the library to simply read books with similar titles like '101 ways to view an atom' or 'Enter the mind of a Scientist.' This particular girl went there to study for hours on end... and this was all for fun. But of course, this she also used to her advantages --mainly tests and exams. But she had also entered a few of the City's logical game shows, and had always come out the first in rank. And that, was why she was clearly known as the smartest in the group.
"To tell you the truth," a smiling brunette popped up, carrying a plate of fresh baked cookies. "I talked to her around a few days ago to see what was up. Nothing much. Just girl talk and such.."
Rei cleared her throat as Lita set the fresh-baked cookies down. "I believe were all girls here. It's no different, why couldn't she call us up?"
"I don't know." Lita shrugged. "That's why I called her up."
"Well?"
"Well what?"
"Well," Rei repeated. "what was the 'girl thing' about?"
Lita hesitated. "Well, I'm not so sure myself either. She talked about wind most of the time."
Mina glanced up. "Wind?"
"Yeah, wind." Lita took a seat on a lone armchair. "Strange aint it? She talked about the wind blowing her in one direction, and an unexpected burst of wind that pushed her another direction."
"A dream, maybe?" Mina inquired, reaching for another cookie to satisfy her sweet tooth. Again, Lita shrugged.
"Perhaps."
"Perhaps not." Amy voiced. It was no secret that she knew something they didn't, but nevertheless, none of the girls pushed the genius to further explain herself for they knew they would be in for a nice, long lecture. It would start with her explanation of why she thought what she thought, then why she came to that conclusion, then change the subject onto why Einstein would have thought the same, then why she had out ruled any other possible options... and so forth. But that wasn't important. What was important, was how 'deep' Amy explained things. She would tell you: "How pulchritudinous the mellow crimson intertwines with soft strokes of bronzed-gold and how pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance it is to someone as fortunate as I, do you think the same?" and they would say, "In English, please." and she would give an exasperated sigh and reply in simpler terms that it meant "I like how the sky looks at dusk." after a two-hour explanation.
Rei sighed in notable frustration and slumped onto the couch next to the two seated girls nibbling on sweet delights. "I just think.. you know--"
"We know." The two right next to her said.
"I know but.. I just can't help but keep on thinking about it! I feel as if something just might be going on between... between Darien and Serena."
Mina nodded. "We all know that it's possible for you to think such things, Rei. But don't frustrate yourself over it... it doesn't do you any good until you find out for yourself."
"What do you mean 'for me to think such things'??"
"We know how you feel for Darien, girl.. but just remember, there's more fish in the sea."
Rei sighed. It was true. Ever since she had first laid eyes on Darien, she was captured. Though it was obvious that the 'capturer' had no means of catching anything. In other words, no means of starting something, namely a relationship, with her --regardless of what he knew she felt for him. But she would prove him wrong! Damn right, she'd prove him wrong! She challenged herself since the first time he had nudged her away, that she'd prove him wrong and that he would fall madly in love with her! It was just that he needed some time.. Time to get to know her. Surely, that was the case. She nodded. Yes, she would surely prove him wrong!
"Or my name isn't Rei Hino, beautiful temple Shinto priestess, talented singer/songwriter, the inspiration for thousands of young girls, and, in short, model woman extraordinaire!!"
"Come again?"
Rei froze. Had she said that too loud? Slowly, she twisted herself to find three immensely confused girls with questioning features on their faces.
"Well I'm 'Rei Hino' aren't I? Don't look at me like that!"
Mina and Amy immediately busied themselves with what they had been doing before Rei had made her little.. speech (Mina ate more cookies and Amy reached for her 'Cant get enough of Calculus' book) as they heard their friend give a heavy sigh.
"Pipe up, Rei." Lita said, interrupting before anymore sudden outbursts should, so to say, burst out. "If it makes you feel better, we'll visit them later, is that alright?"
The raven haired girl instantly nodded, happy at the offer.
What perfect timing.
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'Quite a unique smell..' His mind resounded, stirring him from sleep, though not quite fully awoken with his eyes shut closed.
A smell.
A simple, and quite ordinary smell was intoxicating him, filling his lungs with a beautiful aroma of sweet vanilla, and a sprig of light mint, with a hint of... what was that other smell... fish? Well, the smell was unique, indeed. Nevertheless, it was still intoxicatingly desirable to his sense of smell, counting out the fish of course. His lungs craved for more, and he inhaled a bountiful amount. And right then, he found that if he could not breath the cleanest of the most naturally cleansed air, he would have still been satisfied to live in a polluted area but to forever inhale this bewitching fragrance.
With a great power of fascination, he willed himself to wake fully, though in return, it seemed as if his actions were over run by the instinct to inhale more of the mixed scent. So with those instincts, he followed his nose and neared the source.
Once more, he fell asleep, lulled by the alluring and unknown smell.
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*ring* *ring* *ring*
Mina marched to the hallway and answered the device. "Hello?"
"Who is it?" Lita peeked from behind the door frame of her room.
"Oh hey!" Mina turned to her friend. "It's Andrew."
With a knowing nod, she returned back into her room where the rest of the girls were getting ready. And so, this takes us back to the concept of just how long some girls take to get ready. Others usually shower, dress, and go.. but there are those who tend to add a few minor bits to correct their look. If the color did not get along, they had to discard one of the two pieces and choose a new garment.
"Well," Returning to Mina-- "We were actually planning on going somewhere... yes... nope... today.... pretty soon... uh huh.... Serena's place... sure, you can come... oh, you'll meet us there? Okays! We'll see you there! Bye!" And with that she hung up.
She returned to Lita's room and filled the girls in. "Andrew's coming too. But he said he'll be over later on. Should we get anything before we go there?"
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Serena's eyes were barely open, still in its slitted form, when she heard quite an irritating sound.
A woman's fretful voice reporting on the day's current events.
"..on Madison Street, where OCB07's news chopper has just reported multiple car accidents right before the freeway. We'll now take you to OCB correspondent, Allen Matheson. Allen how is down there?"
As a new voice was heard, she raised a sleepy hand and covered one of her ears. A pillow, thankfully, already covered the other.
Though it wasn't quite enough.
Cursing in her mind, she lifted her heavy eyes open and immediately saw the glow of the TV and then the vague figure of irritable woman on the television.
Was she still on the couch?
No matter, all that did, was that she got the damned woman to shut herself. And since calling the news station would be such a bother, she mentally thanked the inventor of one of the most useful items today.
The remote control.
With a slight blurred vision, she managed to make out the silver, rectangular item and reached for it with her free hand.
Greatfully, she simply pressed a button and it was off. The woman was gone, and since nothing more disturbed her from sleeping, she closed her eyes once more.
She turned, aiming to find a much comfortable position, when she felt one of her hands seemingly unmovable.
Odd, her brain thought. Irritating! It soon followed. Could she not sleep peacefully without complications to hold her back?
Still in her sleepy state, she yanked her arm haphazardly from beneath her, and settled it right next to her cheek in a folded manner. And that's when she felt it..
A grip on her waist tightened.
Her eyes furrowed. She was on the couch, right..?
She hastily twisted in the grip and immediately wished she hadn't.
Darien was a breath away. Literally. She was face to face with the sleeping form of her roommate, and their lips had barely touched. She could just move slightly and it could have been considered ki---
Without warning, his head seemed to slip from the armrest, like a landslide on a mountain, and his lips seemed to fall gracefully upon none other than...
...Her bottom lip.
Her lower lip, sandwiched by two of another's lips, felt increasingly uncomfortable. Mom would have loved to see this... correction, mom would have loved to see the guy on her, be brutally whip lashed, tortured, and murdered. And if that was what her dear kind mother would have thought.. imagine what her dad would have done.
"Da-yien..." She tried to say. "Geh awff...!"
Unfortunately for her, her pleading had caused him to shift in an irritated manner. And wouldn't you know it, now he was on top of the poor girl! His eyes opened in panicked awareness... ---ONCE AGAIN, yes, she looked into those deep pools of dark azure, seemingly for the hundredth time.
She couldn't help but add to her thoughts how incredibly sexy they looked each time she gazed into them. It was undeniable.
Except when it came to telling him.
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Author's note: I can't seem to find my muse...
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